Barbara Bensoussan

Barbara Bensoussan is the quintessential Jewish dropout who never finished her Ph.D. but went on to teach English and Introductory Psychology at the University of Michigan. She worked as a social worker for OHEL, an ESL teacher, and various other stints before easing into full time writing. Her 20-year-plus career followed the growth of frum publishing, and she wrote articles for many Jewish publications before settling in at Mishpacha. Barbara is the author of the young adult novel A New Song (Targum), the food memoir The Well-Spiced Life (Israel Bookshop), and the co-author of Converted Masters, an art book; she has also authored private memoirs and taught writing workshops. All of this, of course, gets accomplished in the margins of Barbara’s day job as a wife, mother and grandmother.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Skis on Ice

Abraham Leib Berenstein was living a glamorous life, jetting around the world as a ski instructor and movie stuntman, unti ...

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Goldie’s Secret

I still haven’t figured out the secret to Goldie’s almost 120 years, though being around her left me with a few idea ...

Magazine Feature

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Eye to Eye

Rabbi Shaya Benstein believes in reaching autistic kids by getting down to their level, literally, and his techniques have ...

Magazine Feature

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Mishpacha’s Vision Goes Braille

Audio Torah software give the vision-impaired access to an entire library of seforim. But what about on Shabbos? Mishpacha ...

Profiles

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Trials of Torment

In one of the last interviews before his passing, Elie Wiesel shared his own tortured reflections.

Profiles

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

How Does Your Garden Grow?

After her last child moved away, Ruth Pinkenson Feldman became a “Green Bubbie” to the neighborhood children — sharing her ...

On Topic

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Divorce without Destruction

Mediation gives divorcing couples a way to keep fighting in check, save thousands in legal fees, and obtain fair division ...

On Topic

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Shutting the Pipeline

Young couples often need financial help. But when should they start going it alone?

On Topic

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Single Files

Trying to apply some hard facts to the so-called “shidduch crisis,” one researcher proposed a scientific study of frum sin ...

Family First Feature

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Now Launching: You!

You have a great service or product to market. How do you create your brand, effectively pitch it to clients, and put a price tag on your time? Some expert advice to help your bus ...

Family First Feature

Monday, October 12, 2015

Making Little Hearts Whole

When Chaya Waks’s son was born with heart problems, it was the start of a small revolution for babies with heart def ...

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